Definitions
make a snorting sound by exhaling hard
Word origin
From Middle English snorten, from earlier fnorten, from Old English *fnorettan, related to Middle English snoren, fnoren, from Old English fnora. See snore and sneeze for more on the change from fn- to sn-.
Used in a sentence
“She unlocked the top drawer of the roll-top desk, took out a bottle and a glass and poured herself a snort.”
“Everybody tipped up the jug and took a snort of whisky and followed it with a gourd of cool water. We thought a snort of whisky now and then braced us up some and put a little more lift in us.”
“She snorted with laughter.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Noisy nose breath”5 letters
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